Fire Department Troubles and Paris Augusts Preview
A local fire truck rumored for sale ends up at a Valley Drive gas station after being moved by a chief’s son-in-law. A late call on Heber Street exposed on duty gaps and a young firefighter in charge with an under-equipped rescue squad. The piece shifts to a Parisian August when crowds flood beaches despite weather, tourism, and disruptions, then to British teenage unrest with Mods and Rockers, prompting harsh media and court reactions.
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City Hall
Cecil Connor
Valley Drive
Connor
Heber Street
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
True Feelings Told in Communists' Jokes
Washington NEA report sketches whispered Eastern Europe humor that mocks Communist regimes. Jokes target East Germany and Soviet leaders while satirizing party membership, collective farms, and Red bloc priorities. The piece blends political humor with stark war and space race anxieties.
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Washington
NEA
Europe
Johnson
Lord Home
Khrushchev
Home
Nikita
German Democratic Republic
Germany
Ulbricht
Heaven's
St. Peter
Poland
Warsaw
Communist Party
Hungary
Council of Ministers
Col. Popovitch
Natasha
California Democrat floats Goldwater Wallace trade scheme
Lieutenant Governor Glenn M. Anderson proposes swapping party lines by trading Alabama Governor George Wallace to the GOP in exchange for Bill Scranton Henry Cabot Lodge and Nelson Rockefeller. He mocks Goldwater and Wallace and jokes about party realignment amid civil rights era tensions.
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Anderson
Barry Goldwater
Alabama
George Wallace
GOP
Bill Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater
Wallace
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Lodge
New York
Rockefeller
Jackie Robinson
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Illinois
Everett Dirksen
Political clashes and fundraising mix in Beckley column
A Beckley columnist critiques Goldwater tactics and press suppression at the Republican convention while praising Eisenhower before noting local street policing. The column also covers Frank Albanese raising funds for V J Day fireworks and a Princeton postcard mocking jaywalking enforcement by the Pedestrian Traffic Control Office.
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Eisenhower
Ike
Princeton
Carri
Jay
Covering The President Tires Reporters Too
White House observers note a strain between President Johnson and press corps who chase last minute stories. The piece details Johnson’s mood swings, sudden travel plans, and his disdain for reporting at church while highlighting pressure on reporters and the security surrounding White House trips.
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Johnson
Texas
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Goldwater remarks blamed for Harlem riots sparks debate
A Washington columnist argues that Goldwater’s extremism comments fed Harlem unrest and warns the senator bears responsibility for inflammatory talk. He critiques civil rights leaders for not clearly opposing violence and urges a return to lawful, measured action backed by government enforcement and education.
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Washington
Harlem
Germany
Hungary
Cuba
New York
Barry Goldwater
George Wallace
Wallace
Goldwater
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
State to establish Grandview state park purchase
The state conservation commission announced the purchase of 50 acres at Grandview for a state park. Atty Fletcher Mann was instructed to prepare the deed. The tract was bought from the Admiralty Co and the Royal Mining Co.
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Raleigh Register
State Conservation Commission
Grandview
Atty
Fletcher Mann
Admiralty Co
Royal Mining Co
Omnibus housing bill eyed as first action of new Congress
Johnson aims for a major public housing push to fulfill the pledge of a decent home for every American family. The plan would finance about 240,000 new units over four years, with 140,000 built ground up and 100,000 purchased or leased from private owners.
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White House
Washington
Johnson
State of the Union
Senate
Congress
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Lewis Mumford
New York Public Housing Authority
Public Housing Administration
P.H.A
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France
Sanche de Gramont
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Washington Daily News
James O'Neill, Jr
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Thames
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Kremlin
Detroit
Glenn M. Anderson
California
Harmon
By Roy Lee Harmon
Beckley
Frank Albanese
Frank
Albanese
American Legion Post 32
Merriman Smith
UPI
St. Augustine
Fla
Philadelphia
Miss
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodel
United Press International National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Chicago
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Boston
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Nes
West Virginia
Secret Service
Potomac
Robert G. Spivack
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Urban League
CORE
Dr. King
Mississippi
Joseph R. Sizoo
Washington, D. C
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